I'm always looking for fun games that will teach educational concepts. Ice Cream Empire, by Uncorked Games is a cute game that teaches kids the basics of economics in building a business.
I'm a homeschooling, gameschooling, food-loving, Jesus-worshiping, wife and mama. I love sharing board game reviews, plus the occasional recipe, craft idea, and book review! I believe that all board games/card games have educational value. Come check out what we play!!!
Monday, January 18, 2021
Mad Scientist University Game Review
Most games have very strict rules of play - quite necessarily. But every once in a while you come across a game with more flexible rules and a larger capacity for invention and creativity. And those games can be little gems! Mad Scientist University, by Atlas Games is just such a game!
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Eagle Gryphon Games Review
The wonderful folks at Eagle Gryphon Games were kind enough to send me several games for review! Eagle Gryphon makes some fantastic, high quality games! I'm excited share them with you today! So let's take a look!
1.) Wildlife Safari - This is a really creative reskin of a couple of older games: Flinkie Pinkie and Quandary! Now, instead of number cards and chips, you have animal cards and actual toy animals! This makes this game SO APPEALING to younger kids! In the game, players are dealt animal cards. On your turn, you play a card and take an animal (animal doesn't have to match the card). Once all 6 cards of a specific animal have been played, you use the final number card played for each animal to determine how many points each animal is worth. I love that its easy enough that a small child can play and rely on luck. But it also has a good deal of strategic possibility in which cards you play and which animals you take. As a family of 5, I also LOVE that the game plays 2-5 players - s the youngest doesn't have to team up with anyone or feel left out!
